Metaphor Networks
The Comparative Evolution of Figurative Language
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Metaphor Networks focuses on the historical evolution of metaphor and proposes new theories on language change based on substantial empirical data. It explores how the metaphors of today are very often linked to images existing in the past and traces metaphor paths back to the Middle Ages and Antiquity. The findings reveal that regular patters of evolution emerge and the aims of the book are to find out what lies behind these patterns.
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R. Trim
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'[This book] may be recommended as a course book on semantics and metaphors. It reads fluently and contains many ideas suitable for discussion in a classroom, as well as providing an excellent source book for further research by students as well as experts.' - Heli Tissaria, Metaphor and Symbol
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